Ultima SLM Ni-Cd battery

Performance with ultra low maintenance

July 2004
 Ultima Ni-Cd battery
Ultra low maintenance
Developed in line with long Delivering long life and requiring
minimal maintenance, there is no
proven nickel-cadmium better solution for installations
where the risk of failure is
technology, Ultima is an unacceptable, as in
exceptionally reliable
• UPS systems
recombination pocket plate
• emergency lighting
battery incorporating special
• process control
technical features.
• telecommunications.

The Ultima nickel-cadmium

battery is eminently suitable for

“remote” application such as in

offshore and switching substation

operations, where the system

must be totally reliable and

require the minimum of

maintenance visits. It is also ideal

for use in railroad signaling.

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Ultimate safety
without compromise
No water filling Performance in temperature Guarding the environment
No water filling is necessary during extremes Saft takes seriously its
the Ultima 20-year service life Ultima operates with total responsibility
because of the controlled reliability over a wide temperature to ensure
recombination and the valve range: manufacture,
regulated venting system (topping 0°C to + 40°C (+ 32°F to +104°F) installation and
up is possible if required). operation do not
and exceptionally from
harm the environment.
– 50°C to +70°C (– 58°F to +158°F).
Valve regulated
Controlled recombination is made More than 99% of the metals
possible through a specific cell Designed to be durable contained in each nickel-cadmium
design and low pressure flame Ultima’s tough cell container battery can be recycled. At Saft’s
arresting vent. The risk of thermal cradles the battery’s positive nickel dedicated recycling centre, nickel,
runaway is eliminated by the use of hydroxide and negative cadmium cadmium, steel and plastic are
free electrolyte and a hydroxide plates, and alkaline recovered from end-of-life
recombination level of 85% to electrolyte. Optimum performance batteries, ensuring maximum
95%, depending on floating voltage is delivered without compromising utilisation.
– a major advantage over VRLA structural integrity. These active
batteries where starved electrolyte materials are contained in pockets Quality built, quality tested
is often the cause of failure. formed from double perforated Ultima is manufactured in
steel strips. After being Sweden at Oskarshamn, one of
The benefits of Ni-Cd mechanically linked, cut to size, Saft’s many internationally
Ni-Cd pocket plate technology compressed to final plate accredited ISO 9001 sites.
eliminates all risk of sudden death dimensions and welded to a Highest quality materials and
during the battery’s exceptionally current carrying bus bar assembly, rigorous quality checking
long service life. the heart of the nickel-cadmium procedures ensure all relevant
cell is formed. international standards are met
Ultima is resistant to electrical and including IEC 60623.
physical abuse.

With fast recharging and extended

storage, the unit is not only simple
to install but is also
environmentally safe.
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 Physical properties
and block configurations
Flexibility of charging Effect
Effectof charging voltage onvoltage
of charging water consumption.
on water consumption.
Charging may be quickly and Float charge voltage per cell
simply carried out by either double 1.46

or single level methods 1.45

Temperature +20ºC/+68ºF
1.44
• for two level charge:
float level: 1.42 ± 0.01 V/cell 1.43

high level: 1.45 ± 0.01 V/cell 1.42

1.41
• for single level charge:
1.42 ± 0.01 V/cell 1.40
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
Time to reach the warning electrolyte level (years)
Alternatively, a float charge of
1.42 ± 0.01 V/cell brings Ultima
to up to 80% capacity after only Typical cell performance variation with temperature.
16 hours from a fully discharged
Derating factor
state. 1.1

0.9 5 hour rate

30 min rate
0.8 1 min rate

0.7
-10ºC 0ºC +10ºC +20ºC +30ºC +40ºC +50ºC
+14ºF +32ºF +50ºF +68ºF +86ºF +104ºF +122ºF
Temperature

Block configuration L(6)

L(5)
For serial connection of blocks on L(4)
racks or on shelves, always use
blocks with an even number of
cells. This gives short, straight SLM 8 - SLM 48 Blocks of cells with single pole bolts.
interblock connectors. When a
block with an odd number of cells
is necessary, it should be placed
at the end of a cell row. L(3)
L(2)

SLM 71 - SLM 142 Blocks of cells with single pole bolts.

L(3) L(2)

L(2) L(1)
L(1)

SLM 166 - SLM 476 Blocks of cells with 2 - 4 pole bolts per pole.
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Engineered
for ultimate reliability

Cell Voltage Rated Dimensions Weight Cell Electrolyte

type capacity connect- reserve
V C5 Ah L W H ion bolt per cell
mm in mm in mm in kg lb per pole cc

SLM 8-4 4.8 8 133 5.2 123 4.9 270 10.6 5.5 12.1 M6 48
SLM 8-5 6 8 162 6.4 123 4.9 270 10.6 6.8 15.0 M6 48
SLM 8-6 7.2 8 191 7.5 123 4.9 270 10.6 8.1 17.9 M6 48
SLM 16-4 4.8 16 133 5.2 123 4.9 270 10.6 6.1 13.5 M6 95
SLM 16-5 6 16 162 6.4 123 4.9 270 10.6 7.6 16.8 M6 95
SLM 16-6 7.2 16 191 7.5 123 4.9 270 10.6 9.1 20.1 M6 95
SLM 24-4 4.8 24 153 6.0 123 4.9 270 10.6 7.3 16.1 M6 145
SLM 24-5 6 24 187 7.4 123 4.9 270 10.6 9.0 19.9 M6 145
SLM 24-6 7.2 24 221 8.7 123 4.9 270 10.6 10.7 23.6 M6 145

SLM 32-4 4.8 32 201 7.9 123 4.9 270 10.6 10.0 22.1 M6 190
SLM 32-5 6 32 247 9.7 123 4.9 270 10.6 12.4 27.3 M6 190
SLM 32-6 7.2 32 293 11.5 123 4.9 270 10.6 14.8 32.6 M6 190
SLM 40-4 4.8 40 249 9.8 123 4.9 270 10.6 12.3 27.1 M6 240
SLM 40-5 6 40 307 12.1 123 4.9 270 10.6 15.3 33.7 M6 240
SLM 40-6 7.2 40 365 14.4 123 4.9 270 10.6 18.3 40.3 M6 240
SLM 48-4 4.8 48 249 9.8 123 4.9 270 10.6 13.7 30.2 M6 290
SLM 48-5 6 48 307 12.1 123 4.9 270 10.6 17.0 37.5 M6 290
SLM 48-6 7.2 48 365 14.4 123 4.9 270 10.6 20.3 44.8 M6 290

SLM 71-2 2.4 71 97 3.8 195 7.7 406 16.0 10.2 22.5 M8 425
SLM 71-3 3.6 71 133 5.2 195 7.7 406 16.0 14.6 32.2 M8 425
SLM 95-2 2.4 95 112 4.4 195 7.7 406 16.0 13.3 29.3 M8 570
SLM 95-3 3.6 95 155 6.1 195 7.7 406 16.0 19.4 42.8 M8 570
SLM 119-2 2.4 119 133 5.2 195 7.7 406 16.0 15.8 34.8 M10 715
SLM 119-3 3.6 119 187 7.4 195 7.7 406 16.0 23.2 51.2 M10 715
SLM 142-2 2.4 142 145 5.7 195 7.7 406 16.0 18.5 40.8 M10 850
SLM 142-3 3.6 142 205 8.1 195 7.7 406 16.0 27.0 59.5 M10 850
SLM 166-2 2.4 166 184 7.3 195 7.7 406 16.0 22.8 50.3 2 x M8 995
SLM 166-3 3.6 166 263 10.4 195 7.7 406 16.0 33.6 74.1 2 x M8 995
SLM 190-2 2.4 190 198 7.8 195 7.7 406 16.0 25.5 56.2 2 x M8 1140
SLM 190-3 3.6 190 284 11.2 195 7.7 406 16.0 37.7 83.1 2 x M8 1140
SLM 238-2 2.4 238 241 9.5 195 7.7 406 16.0 30.5 67.3 2 x M10 1430
SLM 238-3 3.6 238 349 13.8 195 7.7 406 16.0 45.3 99.9 2 x M10 1430
SLM 285-2 2.4 285 265 10.4 195 7.7 406 16.0 33.6 74.1 2 x M10 1710
SLM 285-3 3.6 285 385 15.2 195 7.7 406 16.0 49.9 110 2 x M10 1710
SLM 357-1 1.2 357 187 7.4 195 7.7 406 16.0 23.2 51.2 3 x M10 2140
SLM 357-2 2.4 357 349 13.8 195 7.7 406 16.0 45.0 99.2 3 x M10 2140
SLM 426-1 1.2 426 205 8.1 195 7.7 406 16.0 27.0 59.5 3 x M10 2555
SLM 476-1 1.2 476 241 9.5 195 7.7 406 16.0 30.2 66.6 4 x M10 2855
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 Performance data
Performance after prolonged float charge of fully charged cells

Available amperes at + 20ºC ± 5ºC (+68°F ± 9°F) Final voltage: 1.00 V/cell

Cell C5 Hours Minutes Seconds

type Ah 10 8 5 3 2 90 60 45 30 10 5 60 30 10 1
SLM 8 8 0.8 1.0 1.6 2.6 3.8 4.7 6.1 6.9 8.0 10.9 12.2 16.2 17.9 21.1 25.5
SLM 16 16 1.6 2.0 3.2 5.1 7.6 9.4 12.2 13.8 16.0 21.8 24.5 32.3 35.7 42.2 51.0
SLM 24 24 2.4 3.0 4.8 7.7 11.3 14.1 18.4 20.7 24.0 32.6 36.7 48.5 53.6 63.2 76.5
SLM 32 32 3.2 4.0 6.4 10.3 15.1 18.8 24.5 27.5 32.0 43.5 49.0 64.6 71.4 84.3 102
SLM 40 40 4.0 5.1 8.0 12.8 18.9 23.5 30.6 34.4 40.0 54.4 61.2 80.8 89.3 105 128
SLM 48 48 4.9 6.1 9.6 15.4 22.7 28.2 36.7 41.3 47.9 65.3 73.4 96.9 107 126 153
SLM 71 71 7.2 9.0 14.2 23.2 33.9 41.8 54.3 61.4 70.8 94.0 100.3 123 134 153 179
SLM 95 95 9.7 12.0 19.0 31.1 45.3 55.9 72.6 82.2 94.7 126 134 165 180 205 239
SLM 119 119 12.1 15.0 23.8 38.9 56.8 70.0 91.0 103 119 157 168 207 225 256 299
SLM 142 142 14.5 17.9 28.4 46.4 67.8 83.5 109 123 142 188 201 247 269 306 357
SLM 166 166 16.9 21.0 33.2 54.3 79.2 97.6 127 144 165 220 235 288 314 358 417
SLM 190 190 19.4 24.0 37.9 62.1 90.7 112 145 164 189 251 268 330 359 409 478
SLM 238 238 24.3 30.0 47.5 77.8 114 140 182 206 237 315 336 413 450 513 598
SLM 285 285 29.1 36.0 56.9 93.2 136 168 218 247 284 377 403 495 539 614 717
SLM 357 357 36.3 45.0 71.4 117 170 210 273 309 357 471 504 621 675 768 897
SLM 426 426 43.5 53.7 85.2 139 203 251 327 369 426 564 603 741 807 918 1071
SLM 476 476 48.6 60.0 95.0 156 228 280 364 412 474 630 672 826 900 1026 1196

Available amperes at + 20ºC ± 5ºC (+68°F ± 9°F) Final voltage: 1.05 V/cell

Cell C5 Hours Minutes Seconds

type Ah 10 8 5 3 2 90 60 45 30 10 5 60 30 10 1
SLM 8 8 0.8 1.0 1.6 2.5 3.5 4.3 5.4 5.9 6.5 8.5 9.9 13.3 15.0 17.5 22.1
SLM 16 16 1.6 2.0 3.2 5.1 7.1 8.7 10.9 11.8 12.9 17.0 19.7 26.5 29.9 35.0 44.2
SLM 24 24 2.4 3.0 4.7 7.6 10.6 13.0 16.3 17.7 19.4 25.5 29.6 39.8 44.9 52.5 66.3
SLM 32 32 3.2 4.0 6.3 10.1 14.2 17.3 21.8 23.7 25.8 34.0 39.4 53.0 59.8 70.0 88.4
SLM 40 40 4.1 5.0 7.9 12.7 17.7 21.7 27.2 29.6 32.3 42.5 49.3 66.3 74.8 87.6 111
SLM 48 48 4.9 6.0 9.5 15.2 21.2 26.0 32.6 35.5 38.8 51.0 59.2 79.6 89.8 105 133
SLM 71 71 7.2 8.9 14.1 22.8 32.6 38.3 46.3 51.6 59.6 74.8 83.3 106 114 128 149
SLM 95 95 9.6 11.9 18.9 30.5 43.6 51.2 61.9 69.1 79.8 100 111 142 152 171 199
SLM 119 119 12.0 14.9 23.6 38.2 54.6 64.2 77.6 86.5 100 125 140 178 191 214 249
SLM 142 142 14.3 17.7 28.2 45.6 65.1 76.6 92.6 103 119 150 167 213 228 255 298
SLM 166 166 16.7 20.7 33.0 53.3 76.1 89.5 108 121 139 175 195 248 266 298 348
SLM 190 190 19.2 23.7 37.7 61.0 87.1 102 124 138 160 200 223 284 305 341 398
SLM 238 238 24.0 29.7 47.2 76.4 109 128 155 173 200 251 279 356 382 427 499
SLM 285 285 28.7 35.6 56.6 91.5 131 154 186 207 239 300 334 426 457 512 597
SLM 357 357 36.0 44.7 70.8 115 164 193 233 260 300 375 420 534 573 642 747
SLM 426 426 42.9 53.1 84.6 137 195 230 278 309 357 450 501 639 684 765 894
SLM 476 476 48.0 59.4 94.4 153 218 256 310 346 400 502 558 712 764 854 998
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Performance data
Performance after prolonged float charge of fully charged cells

Available amperes at + 20ºC ± 5ºC (+68°F ± 9°F) Final voltage: 1.10 V/cell

Cell C5 Hours Minutes Seconds

type Ah 10 8 5 3 2 90 60 45 30 10 5 60 30 10 1
SLM 8 8 0.8 1.0 1.6 2.3 3.0 3.5 4.4 4.8 5.3 6.5 7.6 10.5 11.9 14.1 17.9
SLM 16 16 1.6 2.0 3.1 4.6 5.9 7.0 8.8 9.5 10.5 13.0 15.1 21.1 23.8 28.2 35.7
SLM 24 24 2.4 3.0 4.7 6.8 8.9 10.5 13.3 14.3 15.8 19.4 22.7 31.6 35.7 42.3 53.6
SLM 32 32 3.2 4.0 6.2 9.1 11.9 14.0 17.7 19.0 21.1 25.9 30.3 42.2 47.6 56.4 71.4
SLM 40 40 4.0 5.0 7.8 11.4 14.9 17.6 22.1 23.8 26.4 32.4 37.8 52.7 59.5 70.6 89.3
SLM 48 48 4.8 6.0 9.3 13.7 17.8 21.1 26.5 28.6 31.6 38.9 45.4 63.2 71.4 84.7 107
SLM 71 71 7.1 8.8 13.8 21.5 29.0 33.5 39.2 42.7 47.2 58.3 64.6 83.3 92.7 102 111
SLM 95 95 9.5 11.8 18.4 28.8 38.9 44.8 52.4 57.2 63.1 78.0 86.4 111 124 136 149
SLM 119 119 11.9 14.7 23.1 36.0 48.7 56.1 65.6 71.6 79.1 97.7 108 140 155 171 187
SLM 142 142 14.2 17.6 27.5 43.0 58.1 67.0 78.3 85.4 94.3 117 129 167 185 204 223
SLM 166 166 16.6 20.5 32.2 50.3 67.9 78.3 91.6 100 110 136 151 195 217 238 260
SLM 190 190 19.0 23.5 36.9 57.5 77.7 89.6 105 114 126 156 173 223 248 273 298
SLM 238 238 23.8 29.5 46.2 72.1 97.3 112 131 143 158 195 217 279 311 342 373
SLM 285 285 28.5 35.3 55.3 86.3 117 134 157 171 189 234 259 334 372 409 447
SLM 357 357 35.7 44.1 69.3 108 146 168 197 215 237 293 324 420 465 513 561
SLM 426 426 42.6 52.8 82.5 129 174 201 235 256 283 351 387 501 555 612 669
SLM 476 476 47.6 59.0 92.4 144 195 224 262 286 316 390 434 558 622 684 746

Available amperes at + 20ºC ± 5ºC (+68°F ± 9°F) Final voltage: 1.14 V/cell

Cell C5 Hours Minutes Seconds

type Ah 10 8 5 3 2 90 60 45 30 10 5 60 30 10 1
SLM 8 8 0.8 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.4 2.7 3.4 3.7 4.1 5.3 6.2 8.3 9.7 11.6 15.1
SLM 16 16 1.6 1.9 3.0 3.9 4.8 5.5 6.7 7.3 8.2 10.5 12.3 16.7 19.4 23.1 30.3
SLM 24 24 2.3 2.9 4.6 5.9 7.2 8.2 10.1 11.0 12.2 15.8 18.5 25.0 29.1 34.7 45.4
SLM 32 32 3.1 3.8 6.1 7.9 9.6 11.0 13.5 14.6 16.3 21.1 24.6 33.3 38.8 46.2 60.5
SLM 40 40 3.9 4.8 7.6 9.9 12.0 13.7 16.8 18.3 20.4 26.4 30.8 41.7 48.5 57.8 75.7
SLM 48 48 4.7 5.7 9.1 11.8 14.4 16.5 20.2 21.9 24.5 31.6 36.9 50.0 58.1 69.4 90.8
SLM 71 71 6.9 8.5 13.5 19.5 22.0 23.7 27.1 28.5 32.9 41.8 48.5 62.9 68.0 76.5 86.7
SLM 95 95 9.2 11.4 18.0 26.1 29.4 31.7 36.3 38.1 44.1 55.9 64.8 84.2 91.0 102 116
SLM 119 119 11.6 14.3 22.6 32.7 36.9 39.7 45.5 47.7 55.2 70.0 81.2 105 114 128 145
SLM 142 142 13.8 17.1 27.0 39.0 44.0 47.3 54.3 57.0 65.9 83.5 96.9 126 136 153 173
SLM 166 166 16.1 19.9 31.5 45.6 51.4 55.3 63.5 66.6 77.0 97.6 113 147 159 179 203
SLM 190 190 18.5 22.8 36.1 52.2 58.9 63.3 72.6 76.2 88.1 112 130 168 182 205 232
SLM 238 238 23.1 28.6 45.2 65.4 73.7 79.3 91.0 95.5 110 140 162 211 228 256 291
SLM 285 285 27.7 34.2 54.1 78.3 88.3 95.0 109 114 132 168 194 252 273 307 348
SLM 357 357 34.8 42.9 67.8 98.1 111 119 137 143 166 210 244 315 342 384 435
SLM 426 426 41.4 51.3 81.0 117 132 142 163 171 198 251 291 378 408 459 519
SLM 476 476 46.2 57.2 90.4 131 147 159 182 191 220 280 324 422 456 512 582
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Committed to a clean environment
Saft takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard the environment.
At several sites worldwide, more than 99% of metals contained in the battery are
recycled. This process safeguards valuable natural resources and is a
service to customers that Saft will continue to offer for future generations.
To locate the nearest collection site, visit www.saftbatteries.com

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